Root-zone temperature effects on photosynthesis, 14C- photoassimilate partitioning and growth of temperate lettuce (Lactuca sativa cv. 'Panama') in the tropics

Photosynthetica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-103

  He, J ^a   Tan, L P ^a,b   Lee, S K ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Republic Polytechnic   (Singapore)

Author keywords

14C photoassimilate; Carbohydrate; Lettuce; Photosynthetic CO 2 assimilation; Root morphology; Root zone temperature

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 66149135638     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-009-0015-6     Document Type: Article

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